Media captionVictim’s brother recounts final call: “He said: ‘Why did you leave me?’.” Arrangements will be made for the family of one of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire to travel from Syria to the UK for his funeral, the Home Office has said. Mohammed Alhajali, who was 23, was the first victim [...]

Media captionResidents watch on as their homes blaze in Pedrogao Grande A catastrophic forest fire in Portugal has claimed at least 62 lives, including four children, officials say. Most died while trying to flee the Pedrógão Grande area, 50 km (30 miles) south-east of Coimbra, in their cars, according to the government. Hundreds of firefighters [...]

Media captionSadiq Khan: ‘Kensington community is frustrated and angry’ The Grenfell Tower fire was a “preventable accident” caused by “years of neglect” by the local council and successive governments, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said. Speaking after attending a local church service in memory of the victims, he said the fire was “a national [...]